flight also happened to be the final F/A-18C flight by a deployable squadron. In popular culture The VFA-34 logo is featured in the television show The Brink as the logo of the fictional squadron VFA-181 "The Smokin' Skulls." Aircraft assignment The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown: A-6A Intruder – 17 Apr 1970 A-6B Intruder – May 1970 KA-6D Intruder – 1971 A-6C Intruder – 1971 A-6E Intruder – Dec 1973 F/A-18C Hornet - 1996 F/A-18E Super Hornet - 2019 See also Naval aviation Modern US Navy carrier air operations List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons List of Inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons References External links VFA-34's official webpage Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Third VA-34 Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy